Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-16

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The Mil waukee raiIroed company is to
sell lots at auction in Roscoe.
V.R. l.. Barnes, pioneer of Sioux
! Falls, died last week, aged 67.
Free delivery has been recommended
for Sioux Falls. which will be the frat
Dakota city to get 1T.
The showers of the past two days have
done considerable good to late sown
crops in Moody county.
Dol. DanIsis, recently appointed special
land detective, has been in Kingsbury
county looking over contested claims.
Burton, Hanson county, Hillsview, Nc
Pherson county, and Homer, Edmupds
county, are new Milwaukee railroad
towns.
New postofiees: Danbur, Emmops
county; Rickett. Henry county. Com
missIoned postmaster: J.. 3. Pomeroy,
Dickey,
While in Chicago r. J. Pettigrew sold
the bonds for his Sioux Falls street car
line and theirs is now nothing to do but
TO build.
Anders Olson. the RlRhmore wife
poisoner, was held and committed Fri
day to await the action OF the grand jury
at the next term OF court.
The corner stone OF W~atertown's new
opera house block was laid at last
week. The ceremony was presided over
by the Masonic lodge OF the city.
Bottineau was struck by a small cy.
clone Sunday, wagons were blown into
the creek. out.houses were blown over
and things demolished in general.
Much more corn is being planted in
Moody county than heretofore. Many
farmers that this spring have planted
twenty acres have before planted bui
FIVE.
Bennett is the name Of the 9 tow
on the Bottineau branch of the st. Paul
Minneapolis g. Manitoba railroad ani
twenty-five miles north of Rugby juno
tion.
a base bali association has been form
ed at Fargo with Clerk Mcdonnell presi
dent, Z. p. Walker secretary. w. w
Saiith treasurer. The team will play il
the Red River league.
Tho crop prospect in Hand county ii
the best in four years. The ground i
in fner condition. small grain Of al
kinds is growing rapidly, and the gras
is all that could be desired at thi
season Of the year.
An additional issue of 200 shares i
being made in the DeSmet building an
loan association. Last year has been
successful one for all parties interested
the stock paying o net profit OF Is pc
cent and agross profit OF Al per cent.
The Flandreaa guards are taking re
newed interest in militia matters. Oar
tain Churchill returned last week fro,
the south where he has been spandin
9 the winter and his return was halle
with JOY by the members of the CON
pany.
The crew ON the steamer Rosebu
n struck near Berthold while the boat WI
en- route up the river, and Captain Tod
was compelled to employ @ geng of II
s diaas. This is the first time that an 81
d tire crew on the river has been compose
of Indians.
q The wrestling match at Sioux Fal
Friday night between Charles Moth on
DO. Comstoek was won by the latter
, two falls. he winning the first fall fair
and the second by q foul. The mate
. was $500 o side and gate receipts. Cor
stock will now challenge the world.
Lots in Miller that sold for $3.50 OF
month ago are now selling for $500, al
some are held for $500. Parties fro
Nebraska are buying large quantities
}. farming lands in the county adjoinir
= Miller and there is said to be o lar,
4 deal on hand for lands adjoining Il
a. town plat.
Thos. Britt, a young man, whose hor
Il is in Grand Forks, but who for i,
months has worked in the round hou
= at Minot, had both legs cut off belc
is the knee Thursday night by an engi
which ran over him. His father took t
first train west from Grand Forks
bring him home.
An order has been received OF Sio
N Falls by the Drake company, fre
Watevtown, notifying them of the o
ceptance Of .heir bid to furnish t
y necessary stone for building the Codir
ton county court house. The buildi
vi is to cost $4,000. to be built of Sio
Falls stone With polished jasper tril
faings. One hundred and fifty cars
Q stone will be necessary.